SESSIONS & EVENTS




PV Project Implementation Conference-China 2012

 

Topic: Project Development, Financing, Operation & Maintenance

Date
: Monday, March 19, 2012

Time: 08:00 – 18:00

Venue: Jumeirah, Himalayas Ballroom

Target Audience: module manufacturers, suppliers, system integrators, project developers and
                              planners, investors, banks, insurance companies, consultants

 

Agenda

 
8:00-9:00Registration/Welcome Coffee
  
9:00-9:05Welcome address
 David Gaden, Solarpraxis
  
9:05-9:30Keynote speech
 Peter Xie, CEO, GCL Energy: Prospects and challenges for large-scale solar in China
  
9:30-10:30

Session 1 

  
 Planning and Building 
 Installing of PV plants - experiences
What has to be considered?
What are possible pitfalls and how to avoid them?
How can risks be minimized and output be maximized?
  
 Moderator: Ma Lingjuan, Vice Secretary General, CREIA  
  
 Presentations: 
 Tairan Guo, Chief Business Development Officer, China Technology Development Group Corporation: Experiences from developing large-scale projects in China 
 Stefan Riel, Co-Founder and Board Member, WIRSOL: Experiences from developing large-scale projects overseas 
 Sebastian Trimpl, IBC SOLAR (CHINA) Co., Ltd.: German engineering,30 years of experience in solar PV systems: Performance ratio optimization and functional solar power plant operations from an investor's perspective
  
 10:30-11:00Panel discussion/Q&A 
  
 11:00-11:30Coffee break 
  
 11:30-12:30

Session 2 

  
 Regulatory Landscape, Financing and Reliability - China and the World 
  
 Benchmarks for quality and reliability; what are the experiences with PV projects from the investor's point of view? International perspective: project  
  
 Moderator: Wu Qiang, COO China, REN Energy Group 
  
 Presentations: 
 Yanwen Qiu, Deputy Director, Renewable Energy Department (Appraisal Dept.) 
 Felix Holz, Vice President, Deutsche Bank or Standard Chartered Bank Factors for successful project developers from the point of view of a bank
 Fred Greguras, K&L Gates: U.S. business models for project developers - a result of the regulatory landscape 
  
12:30-13:00Panel discussion/Q&A 
  
13:00-14:00Lunch 
  
14:00-15:00 

Session 3 

 Operation, Maintenance and Monitoring 
  
 Construction considerations for improved O&M; best practice from operating projects; Over view monitoring systems
  
 Moderator: Dr. Thomas Reindl, Cluster Director Solar Energy Systems, SERIS
  
 Presentations:
 SunEdison: Best practice from operating systems
 Stefan Müller, COO, Enerparc: Value Engineering - Planning and Design Improvements of a 80 MW Project in Germany
 Solar Asset Management: Performance Care – Monitoring and Maintenance of Megawatt PV-Plants 
 Holger Morneweg, General Manager,Solar Data Systems Asia Pacific: Professional Monitoring: Maximized Security and Return on Investment for Solar PV Plants
  
15:00-15:45Panel discussion/Q&A
  
15:45-16:15Coffee Break
  
16:15-17:15

Session 4

  
 Quality Assurance
  
 Advancements in component testing; common failures; quality and reliability considerations; improved purchasing decisions; risk management; trade-off ROI vs Quality: What is needed for sustainable success of solar energy in China?
  
 
 

Moderator: Eckhart Gouras, Correspondent, pv magazine

 

 

 

Presentations:

 China Electricity Council: Grid Connectivity
 Ulrike Therhaag, Director of Solar and Fuel Cells Technologies, TUV Rheinland: Existing quality assurance programs
 Christian Steinberg, Senior Consultant, Solarpraxis: Project planning and installation: What can go wrong?
 Siemens: Safety and grid interconnection requirements for utility-scale solar power inverters
 René Moerman, CSO, Solar Insurance & Finance: Risk management
  
17:15-18:00Panel discussion/Q&A
  
 End of Conference

 

 

* Agenda is subject to change